12 December 2022

Luther

[On 1 Cor. 4:1] The same limit here made concerning apostles applies also to bishops. It designates the character of their office and the extend of their power. So when we see a bishop assuming more than this text gives him warrant for, we may safely regard him as a wolf, and an apostle of the devil, and avoid him as such.—Sermon on Epistle for Advent IV, CP VI:65

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